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stopover
[ stop-oh-ver ]
/ ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /
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noun
a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.
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Origin of stopover
First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over
Words nearby stopover
stop-loss clause, stop motion, stop-off, stop order, stop-out, stopover, stoppable, stoppage, stoppage time, Stoppard, Stoppard, Tom
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British Dictionary definitions for stopover
stopover
/ (ˈstɒpˌəʊvə) /
noun
a stopping place on a journey
verb stop over
(intr, adverb) to make a stopover
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